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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 18:30 | Calli Morganite
UCC has paid huge sums to a criminal professor
This story is not for republication. I bear responsibility for the things I write. I have read the guidelines and understand that I must not write anything untrue, and I won't.
This is a public interest story about a complete failure of governance and management at UCC.

offsite link Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent
Socratic Dialog Between ChatGPT-5 and Mind Agent Reveals Fatal and Deliberate 'Design by Construction' Flaw
This design flaw in ChatGPT-5's default epistemic mode subverts what the much touted ChatGPT-5 can do... so long as the flaw is not tickled, any usage should be fine---The epistemological question is: how would anyone in the public, includes you reading this (since no one is all knowing), in an unfamiliar domain know whether or not the flaw has been tickled when seeking information or understanding of a domain without prior knowledge of that domain???!

This analysis is a pretty unique and significant contribution to the space of empirical evaluation of LLMs that exist in AI public world... at least thus far, as far as I am aware! For what it's worth--as if anyone in the ChatGPT universe cares as they pile up on using the "PhD level scholar in your pocket".

According to GPT-5, and according to my tests, this flaw exists in all LLMs... What is revealing is the deduction GPT-5 made: Why ?design choice? starts looking like ?deliberate flaw?.

People are paying $200 a month to not just ChatGPT, but all major LLMs have similar Pro pricing! I bet they, like the normal user of free ChatGPT, stay in LLM's default mode where the flaw manifests itself. As it did in this evaluation.

offsite link AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 20:00 | Mind Agent
Evaluating Semantic Reasoning Capability of AI Chatbot on Ontologically Deep Abstract (bias neutral) Thought
I have been evaluating AI Chatbot agents for their epistemic limits over the past two months, and have tested all major AI Agents, ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Perplexity, and DeepSeek, for their epistemic limits and their negative impact as information gate-keepers.... Today I decided to test for how AI could be the boon for humanity in other positive areas, such as in completely abstract realms, such as metaphysical thought. Meaning, I wanted to test the LLMs for Positives beyond what most researchers benchmark these for, or have expressed in the approx. 2500 Turing tests in Humanity?s Last Exam.. And I chose as my first candidate, Google DeepMind's Gemini as I had not evaluated it before on anything.

offsite link Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Fri Aug 01, 2025 23:54 | 1 of indy
We have all known it for over 2 years that it is a genocide in Gaza
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has finally admitted what everyone else outside Israel has known for two years is that the Israeli state is carrying out a genocide in Gaza

Western governments like the USA are complicit in it as they have been supplying the huge bombs and missiles used by Israel and dropped on innocent civilians in Gaza. One phone call from the USA regime could have ended it at any point. However many other countries are complicity with their tacit approval and neighboring Arab countries have been pretty spinless too in their support

With the release of this report titled: Our Genocide -there is a good chance this will make it okay for more people within Israel itself to speak out and do something about it despite the fact that many there are actually in support of the Gaza

offsite link China?s CITY WIDE CASH SEIZURES Begin ? ATMs Frozen, Digital Yuan FORCED Overnight Wed Jul 30, 2025 21:40 | 1 of indy
This story is unverified but it is very instructive of what will happen when cash is removed
THIS STORY IS UNVERIFIED BUT PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO OR READ THE TRANSCRIPT AS IT GIVES AN VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT A CASHLESS SOCIETY WILL LOOK LIKE. And it ain't pretty

A single video report has come out of China claiming China's biggest cities are now cashless, not by choice, but by force. The report goes on to claim ATMs have gone dark, vaults are being emptied. And overnight (July 20 into 21), the digital yuan is the only currency allowed.

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offsite link Rob Bates: ?Labour?s Asylum Plan isn?t ?Control? ? it?s an Amnesty!? Sun Nov 23, 2025 19:00 | Laurie Wastell
Labour's "tough" asylum crackdown? More like an amnesty that won't stop the boats or fix the Home Office mess, says Rob Bates of the Centre for Migration Control.
The post Rob Bates: ?Labour?s Asylum Plan isn?t ?Control? ? it?s an Amnesty!? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Lockdown Was a Public Health, Social and Economic Disaster Sun Nov 23, 2025 17:00 | Guy de la B?doy?re
Five years after warning where lockdown zealotry would lead, Guy de la B?doy?re looks back as the Covid Inquiry now claims Britain should have shut down harder and faster to save a mystic "23,000" lives.
The post Lockdown Was a Public Health, Social and Economic Disaster appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Freedom of Speech in the UK is Under Threat, US Ambassador Warns Audience Including Deputy PM David ... Sun Nov 23, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
David Lammy had a stark warning delivered by US ambassador Warren Stephens, who said free speech in the UK is seriously under threat from heavy-handed government rules and rising violence.
The post Freedom of Speech in the UK is Under Threat, US Ambassador Warns Audience Including Deputy PM David Lammy appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Britain?s Public Inquiries ? Unaffordable and Unscientific Sun Nov 23, 2025 13:00 | Dr David Livermore
Britain's public inquiries are a money pit, chasing stories that suit them while ignoring the facts. David Livermore calls out the Covid Inquiry for spinning dodgy stats and brushing aside the huge harm lockdowns did.
The post Britain?s Public Inquiries ? Unaffordable and Unscientific appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Thousands of Pakistanis Using Visa Loopholes for Asylum Claims Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
There are growing claims the UK's visa system is being openly gamed, with record numbers of Pakistani nationals arriving on student, work and visitor visas and then switching to asylum.
The post Thousands of Pakistanis Using Visa Loopholes for Asylum Claims appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

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offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

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The Katherine -- Fairgreen Village
laois / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Thursday September 22, 2005 21:02 by Mark C   text 28 comments (last - wednesday december 14, 2005 21:45)   image 1 image

From the newswire: €170,000 was the price paid for the house that I am living in, in a new development in Portlaoise. I am not happy to have discovered that European Union (Czech Republic) workers are being paid €3 an hour on the site.

A correspondent reports on the actual employment conditions facing Czech workers in the booming Irish private property construction sector. NOTE: this story has been updated following contact with the developers. See update note and comment below from Mark Conroy read full story / add a comment
Housing units boarded up - as usual - despite waiting list.
dublin / housing / feature Tuesday September 20, 2005 17:05 by kevin   text 20 comments (last - wednesday june 03, 2015 19:28)   image 5 images
O'Devaney Gardens redevelopment is only beginning. The tenants of the local authority complex are trying to organise themselves, so they can demand what their community needs effectively when the tender is given to a developer.

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Blanchardstown Garda Station, site of Glennon brothers machine gun attack earlier in the year.
dublin / crime and justice / feature Monday September 19, 2005 10:31 by blanch4life   text 26 comments (last - friday december 15, 2006 05:51)   image 7 images
The Glennons are dead. The drugs live on. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / housing / feature Thursday September 15, 2005 18:54 by Jon Glackin   text 22 comments (last - thursday september 22, 2005 00:10)   image 3 images
Street Seen is calling on all those individuals, groups and organisations who wish to see the end of avoidable deaths on Irish Streets and homelessness to support this demonstration as a matter of urgency.

Saturday 17 September @ 2pm
Central Bank, Dublin 2
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national / anti-war / imperialism / feature Monday September 12, 2005 16:49 by Anthony   text 5 comments (last - thursday september 15, 2005 13:08)   image 3 images
An Indymedia Editor presents: A short analysis of ongoing anti-war activity in Ireland within the context of global events including some of the most prominent upcoming events. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Wednesday September 07, 2005 00:59 by Niav/One of IMC   text 12 comments (last - friday october 21, 2005 16:14)   image 2 images
A round-up of recent articles covering the issue of abortion in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / feature Sunday September 04, 2005 17:32 by Gary Mac Lennan   text 12 comments (last - thursday september 08, 2005 00:28)   image 2 images
A mediatation on what the young are like to day. Has capitalism won them over totally Plus a meditation on the significance of the New Orleans disaster. read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / feature Friday September 02, 2005 04:18 by Miriam Cotton   text 57 comments (last - wednesday june 06, 2018 11:51)   image 4 images
Why is it that Irish governments are addicted to importing ideas long recognised as abject failures – even in the countries in which they originate? read full story / add a comment
jesus emilio, one of the visiting leaders of the san jose peace community, at a visit to the Irish Seed Savers in Clare.
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Saturday August 27, 2005 04:33 by Colombia Solidarity Network & Friends Of San Jose   text 2 comments (last - wednesday december 07, 2005 21:56)   image 3 images
The visit to Ireland by two leaders of the “San Jose de Apartado” Peace Community from Western Colombia ended on Tuesday night August 9th. As Jesus Emillio Tuberquia and Maria Brigida Gonzalez left from Dublin Airport – they were satisfied that their six days in Ireland had been productive.
The tour was organised by Carol Fennessy, from Effin, Co. Limerick with help of friends and associates. read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / feature Friday August 19, 2005 22:01 by soundmigration   text 7 comments (last - tuesday august 23, 2005 11:55)   image 1 image
Welcome to the Ireland of the 21st century. A country where ordinary folks are locked up in prison, for deciding to stand up against a multinational corporation, hell bent on exploiting both people and finite resources for their own personal gain read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Thursday August 18, 2005 03:07 by One of IMC Ireland   text 56 comments (last - tuesday august 23, 2005 06:02)   image 1 image
To my infuriation and repugnance certain things have been revealed to me regarding our union that has really made my blood boil. I have decided to post them up here because I hope to see a debate developing and above all accountability in the Union corridor. read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous / feature Monday August 15, 2005 16:59 by Rossport 5   text 91 comments (last - friday september 02, 2005 21:59)   image 2 images
Open Letter from Rossport 5 read full story / add a comment
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meath / history and heritage / feature Sunday August 14, 2005 12:51 by eeeekkkkk   text 12 comments (last - wednesday november 01, 2006 09:58)   image 6 images
Roof At Present
national / history and heritage / feature Saturday August 13, 2005 00:09 by Realta Rua   text 98 comments (last - friday november 23, 2007 19:07)   image 1 image
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday August 12, 2005 09:35 by Áine Ní Sheighin   text 22 comments (last - monday august 15, 2005 16:01)   image 2 images
Áine Ní Sheighin, daughter of one the five men (known as the Rossport Five) jailed by the Irish State for refusing to allow Shell to put an unprecedented high-pressure pipeline across their lands speaks out on the continuing wave of national protests in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / feature Sunday August 07, 2005 12:46 by Mark P. (Socialist Party/Personal Capacity)   text 124 comments (last - saturday november 12, 2005 04:52)   image 1 image
bin tax debate piece read full story / add a comment
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donegal / history and heritage / feature Sunday August 07, 2005 04:28 by Paul Baynes   text 23 comments (last - thursday september 22, 2005 18:26)   image 4 images
''I leave after 8 hours to be told take paracetamol for my headache!''
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday August 05, 2005 12:33 by tobie*   text 4 comments (last - monday october 02, 2006 01:48)   image 2 images

There is nothing like a knock on the head to wake you up and make you reevaluate the things around you. Sitting here with a bump on my left temple that is as stubborn as ever and refuses to go away . I can only sit back and think about the severity of the health care system here in Ireland. I must admit I'm coming from a completely biased perspective, someone who grew up with a public health care system, but here it is anyways.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Wednesday August 03, 2005 12:09 by by way of contact form   text 6 comments (last - wednesday august 24, 2005 12:06)   image 3 images
A 'Freetekno' Party was stopped during the weekend by a series brutal and irrational actions of the Czech Police. Around 6000 people were attacked by the riot cops while having a party. The Highway was blocked and people entering the Czech Republic were turned away at the border, discriminated against on the basis of their looks.
The party was legal action with approval of the property owner.
Police actions were convicted by many mainmedia journalists, inhabitans of the nearest villages, human rights organisations, politicians and even by the president of Czech Republic. read full story / add a comment
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national / arts and media / feature Tuesday August 02, 2005 13:36 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 9 comments (last - sunday october 23, 2005 22:03)   image 12 images
The site has gone from strength to strength over the past few months with a substantial increase in readership. We want to maintain this level of interest, but we also want you to contribute and get involved with the production & running of Indymedia Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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